Business & Finance
Agenda Nearly Complete for 2011 Wind & Ocean Energy Seminar (USA)
CompositesWorld, publisher of High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology magazines, has announced that the agenda is almost… (compositesworld) [mappress] Source: compositesworld, January 18, 2011
US Complains About China’s Wind Industry Subsidies
AFTER scuttling talks on transfer of technology in the recently concluded climate change conference in Cancun, the US now wants China to… (downtoearth) [mappress] Source: downtoearth, January 17, 2011
South Korea Plans $8.3 Billion Offshore Wind Farm
Wind energy currently meets a mere 1.5% of global electricity generation. But scientists foresee a lot of potential in this alternative… (alternative-energy-news) [mappress] Source: alternative-energy-news, January 17, 2011
China to Focus on Accelerating Offshore Wind in Fujian
China in 2010 became the country with the most installed wind-power capacity, supplanting the United States, industry officials said… (whatsonxiamen) [mappress] Source: whatsonxiamen, January 17, 2011
Feds Nominate Fishermen’s Energy to Develop WInd Turbines off Ocean City Coast (USA)
The U.S. Department of the Interior has nominated a New Jersey company to develop 300 wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City, Md.,… By Hayley Peterson (washingtonexaminer) [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, January 17, 2011
National Renewable Energy Centre to Host Turbine Test Site (UK)
People wanting to switch energy to a greener supplier might be interested to hear that preliminary work has begun on buildings designed to… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, January 14, 2011
Vestas’ Sustainability Figures Now Available Online (Denmark)
A new site under Vestas.com will disclose the naked figures, making the company more transparent. Follow the electricity usage for Vestas Blades. Or, maybe view the development in Energy Consumption for Vestas in Spain. To help improve performance in sustainability, Vestas is opening up by letting t
Germany Infrastructure Report Q1 2011
Construction orders regained some of the losses made in Germany´s construction industry through H110 in July but orders returned to negative… (live-pr) [mappress] Source: live-pr, January 14, 2011
ABPmer Achieves Ambitious 2010 Sales Target (UK)
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has reported that against a much increased competitive and challenging market background, it achieved its ambitious 2010 sales target. The energy sector continues to be its biggest market and the company continues to offer a suite of services to
TÜV SÜD Expands its Offshore Wind Power Capacities (Germany)
Alpha Ventus, the first German offshore wind farm, launched operations in 2010. In the future, offshore wind power will play an increasingly important role, not only in Germany but across the world. TÜV SÜD has stepped up its activities in this sector by establishing an Offshore Windenergydepartment
Bureau Veritas Issues Guidence for Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines. The guidelines specify the… (oilpubs) [mappress] Source: oilpubs, January 13, 2011
Outgoing Attorney General Patrick Lynch Fights Offshore Wind With Last Authority Breath (USA)
In one of his last acts as the state’s top law enforcement officer, outgoing attorney General Patrick Lynch asked a host of state… By Peter Voskamp (blockislandtimes) [mappress] Source: blockislandtimes, January 13, 2011
LEEDCo and Freshwater Wind Sign Option With State of Ohio to Lease Lake Erie for Offshore Wind Turbines
Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation, or LEEDCo and Freshwater Wind, LLC, have signed an option with the State of Ohio to lease… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, January 13, 2011
Norway’s $ 1.17 Billion Offshore Wind Farm Project Receives Four Bids
Four firms have entered bids to develop Norway’s first major offshore wind farm valued at NOK 7 Bn. US $ 1.17 billion project. By John Bradbury (offshore) [mappress] Source: offshore, January 12, 2011